COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1978.114
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Name:
Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Mediterranean
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Mediterranean
Creator Dates/Places:
Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
Creator Dates/Places:
Greek; act. 550-525 B.C. Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
Creator Name-CRT:
Greek
Creator Name-CRT:
Painter of Tarquinia RC 3984
Title:
Amphora (Storage Jar)
Title Type:
preferred
View:
back view showing fighting warriors
Creation Date:
Archaic Period, 550/525 B.C.
Creation Start Date:
-550
Creation End Date:
-525
Materials and Techniques:
Earthenware, black-figure technique
Classification Term:
Vessel
Subject Description:
On front of the storage jar the struggle depicted between Herakles and the Nemean lion is over; Herakles has a stranglehold on the lion, whose jaws he has pried open with his bare hands. To one side stand a fully armed Athena and Hermes, identified by his boots, hat and special staff (the caduceus); to the other side are a balancing pair of figures, one male and one female. On the back of the amphora, pairs of warriors fight over the body and armor of a fallen comrade or antagonist.
Creation Place:
Europe,Greece,Greater Athens,Athens
Dimensions:
H: 28.2 cm (10-3/4 in.); Diam. (mouth): 12.7 cm (5 in.); Diam. (foot): 11 cm (4-5/16 in.)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1978.114
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Endowment
Context:
Heroic scenes appear in panels on amphorae made in Athens around 550 B.C. Amphorae were used for the transport and storage of such items as wine, olives, and pitch, or as domestic containers, or as prizes for victory in the games.
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E23956.TIF
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